Resident Evil 5 Dominates March Software Sales

Capcom’s Resident Evil 5 outsold every other video game in March, according to software and hardware sales data for the month from NPD Group. Resident Evil 5 on the Xbox 360 managed to move 938,00 units, while its PS3 counterpart did a respectable 585, 000 units. Pokémon Platinum Edition managed to move 805,000 units in March, followed by Halo Wars for Xbox 360 with 639,000 units, Wii fit with 541,000, MLB 09 with 305,000, Killzone 2 with 296,000, and Wii Play with 281,000.

1. Resident Evil 5 - Xbox 360
2. Pokémon Platinum Edition - DS
3. Halo Wars - Xbox 360
4. Resident Evil 5 - Xbox 360
5. Wii Fit - Wii
6. MLB 09: The Show - PS3
7. Killzone 2 - PS3
8. Wii Play - Wii
9. Mario Kart Wii - Wii
10. MLB 2K9 - Xbox 360

NPD group noted that video games sales for March were down by about 17 percent from the same  period last year.

Top Selling Games of February

While Wii Fit moved 644,000 units in February, it was Street Fighter IV the truly topped the retail in North America for the month, according to retail sales data from NPD Group. Combined sales of the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Capcom’s latest beat ‘em up were 849,000 units during the month beating out everything else in the month’s top ten. Also having a good showing in February was SCEA’s Killzone 2 for the PS3, Wii Play and Call of Duty World at War. Despite some stand outs, Nintendo continued to dominate most of the top ten with various first and third-party DS and Wii titles. Here’s the list:

Top 10 Games, February 2009

1. Wii Fit w/ Balance Board - (Wii) 644,000 Units
2. Street Fighter IV - (Xbox 360) 446,000 Units
3. Street Fighter IV - (PS3) 403,000 Units
4. Wii Play w/ Remote - (Wii) 386,000 Units
5. Killzone 2 - (PS3) 323,000 Units
6. Wii Mario Kart with wheel - (Wii) 263,000 Units
7. Call of Duty: World at War - (Xbox 360) 193,000 Units
8. Mario Kart DS - (DS) 145,000 Units
9. New Super Mario Bros - (DS) 144,000 Units
10. Guitar Hero World Tour - (Wii) 136,000 Units

January Video Game Sales Up 13 Percent

Sales of video game hardware and software grew 13 percent in January, according to fresh January numbers from NPD Group. Overall software and hardware sales were $1.33 billion in North America, up from $1.18 billion from the same period a year ago. Game hardware, led by sales of the Wii, were up 17 percent to $445.4 million, while software saw a year over year increase of 10 percent, raking in $676.6 million in January.

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November Hardware and Software Sales

NPD sales data numbers for the month of Nov. 2008 are in, and to its competition’s chagrin, Nintendo continues to dominate the hardware sales chart. for the month of November, Nintendo managed to sell through 2.04 million units in North America, outpacing its own sales numbers from the same period a year ago (981K) by twofold. The Nintendo Ds also did pretty well during the month, moving 1.57 million units, up slightly from 1.53 million in Nov. 2007.

While Nintendo’s platforms continue to take the rest of the pack to the woodshed on a regular basis, there’s some good news for Microsoft and some even more bad news for Sony; the Xbox 360 sold 836K units in Nov., up slightly from 770K units a year ago beating out the PS3, PSP and PS2. The PS3 moved 378K units, but was down from 466K a year ago. The PSP moved 421K units, but was down from 567K in the same period a year ago, and the aging PS2 moved 206K units - down substantially from 496K units in Nov. 2007.  (more after the break)

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Fable II Tops Oct. Charts

No matter what you think of Fable II (great game, crappy game, whatever), Lionhead’s lofty RPG is doing very well at retail. According to retail sales data from NPD for the month of Oct., Fable II moved a respectable 790, 000 units, beating out such heavy hitters as Fallout 3, and LittleBigPlanet.

Fallout 3 for the Xbox 360 moved 375, 000 units, while LittleBigPlanet managed to move a meager 215, 000. If you’re looking for the big winner based on platform, then this month goes to the Xbox 360, with Wii coming in second and PS3 coming in last. So sorry, Sony.  The full top ten list after the break with all the dirty little numbers you hunger for.

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The Force Unleashed Tops Sept. Retail Charts

September’s NPD retail sales numbers for the month of Sept. show that Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was the most popular software title for the month, raking in a combined 1,158,000 units across three platforms (Xbox 360 – 610K, Wii – 223K and PS3 – 325K). Wii Fit came in at number 2 with sales of 518K, and Rock Band 2 came in third at 363K units. Full list after the jump.

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LEGO Indiana Jones, MGS 4 Top June Charts

While Metal Gear Solid 4 was technically the best selling software title in June According to NPD Group, LEGO Indiana Jones had the most sales  (if you lump together all platforms), easily beating Konami’s PS3 exclusive. Metal Gear Solid 4 sold an impressive 774,600 units in North America during the month of June; and if you factor in the special MGS4 PS3 bundles that number swells to 1 million units.

But even if you factor in the bundles, Metal Gear Solid 4 couldn’t beat the popular LEGO Indiana Jones, which had combined sales (PS2, DS, Wii) of 1.1 million. Other notables for June included Guitar Hero On Tour (400,000 units) for DS, and the Xbox 360 exclusive Ninja Gaiden II (372, 000 units). Top ten list below:

June Software Sales

1. Metal Gear Solid 4 (PlayStation 3, Konami) - 774,600 Units
2. Guitar Hero World Tour (Nintendo DS, Activision) - 422,300 Units
3. Ninja Gaiden II (Xbox 360, Tecmo/MGS) - 372.700 Units
4. Wii Fit w/balance board (Wii, Nintendo) - 372,700 Units
5. Wii Play w/remote (Wii, Nintendo) - 359, 100 Units
6. Battlefield: Bad Company (Xbox 360, EA) - 346,800 Units
7. Mario Kart (Wii, Nintendo) - 322,400 Units
8. Lego Indiana Jones (Wii, LucasArts) - 294,500 Units
9. Lego Indiana Jones (DS, LucasArts) - 267,800 Units
10. Lego Indiana Jones (PS2, LucasArts) - 260,300 Units